Marseille have upped the ante with a third offer for Norwich City winger Jon Rowe, reportedly a £13.5m package.

The French club had failed with two previous enquiries for the 21-year-old flyer, who has been training with the Under-21s last week after sitting out the Championship opener at Oxford following OM's initial approach.

A second offer, structured as a loan with a buy obligation, was also dismissed by the Canaries, but a third offer was tabled over the weekend.

The Telegraph's John Percy tweeted that latest bid, another loan with a buy obligation, is around the £13.5m mark, which is still believed to be short of City's valuation.

However, discussions are now on-going and the growing expectation is Rowe will depart ahead of the August 30 transfer deadline.

Championship rivals Leeds have also discussed Rowe with City officials, with the Norwich attacker being monitored by Premier League and Serie A clubs.

City held out for their price on both Gabby Sara and Adam Idah earlier this summer, and value Rowe north of £15m.

Fellow young wide player, Abu Kamara, handed in a transfer request that was made public on Tuesday, but City have no intention of cashing out on the 21-year-old.

Rowe sat out the Oxford defeat after informing head coach, Johannes Hoff Thorup, on the eve of the Championship opener he is was not 'motivated' to feature.

Thorup and sporting director, Ben Knapper, held talks with Rowe that ended with his demotion to the development training squad.

Rowe has also been absent for the League Cup win over Stevenage and the most recent Championship draw against Blackburn.

Thorup indicated prior to Rovers' visit Rowe could return to the first team set up.

“It's been tough for him. I think that's fair to say,” he said. “We knew that, of course, when we took that decision. There's a big fan base, and we really have to respect that. It's a fantastic fan base around this club.

"But of course, when something like this happens then fans will be affected by it. And I think also, to be fair to Jonny, he was too.

“So we support him, and we support him the best possible way. And I spoke with him this morning, and I think the plan for him is that he, at some point, will want to especially talk to his team mates, because at end of the day that is what it is all about.

"No matter where you play as a football player, you need to have the support from your team mates, otherwise you have no chance, no matter who you are. I think he will be with us in one of the meetings soon, and then we can sit down and see what the next step is.”

Rowe was a terrace idol before his Oxford antics.

“It can change in a second. And as a player and also as a coach, you have to be aware that it only takes one sentence, and then you can change so many years of history,” said Thorup. “You really have to be aware.

"That's why you need to support yourself with people that you can trust, whether it's family or friends or whatever it is.

"You need someone that's there to support you, and also makes you reflect about your decisions and stuff like this, because it is important as a football player, and it's important that you think about your behaviour and what you do, because if you lose the support, then at the end of the day, it's a difficult, difficult business to be on your own.”